Category Archives: 1920’s Hawaii

EARL DERR BIGGERS’S 1928 TRIP TO HAWAII Just what was Charlie Chan’s creator doing in Hawaii in 1928? He was meeting Chang Apana for the first time — the Chinese police detective that many (including most Honoluluans of the time) … Continue reading →

Ship records can provide fascinating information about someone from the past. Examining passenger lists can also give you interesting information about your subject’s traveling companions — who was single and who was married, if they were traveling with spouses … Continue reading →